IMPORTANT NOTE: If ovarian tissue is removed vaginally, it changes the infectious disease testing that must be done. Tissue that comes into contact with the genitourinary tract necessitates GC and Chlamydia testing.

IMPORTANT NOTE: It is up to each site to determine if patients will be tested as anonymous donors. If your site is doing donor eligibility in case the patients must use a gestational surrogate or other methods to establish pregnancy, donor eligibility requirements must be followed to treat the cryopreserved ovarian tissue as though it came from anonymous donor of leukocyte tissue and must undergo donor eligibility determination prior to shipping tissue to ReproTech.

This section describes typical patient flow, a discussion of how to transport the ovary from the operating room, tips for surgical removal and strategies for providing an adequate sample for examination by pathology.